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Thursday, October 26, 2017

Galaians 3:8-9

Scripture
foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and announced the
gospel in advance to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through
you.”So those who rely on faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith. ~ Galaians 3:8-9 (Phillips New
Testament)

We found that as soon as we were able to lay aside prejudice and express even a willingness to believe in a Power greater than ourselves, we commenced to get results, even though it was impossible for any of us to fully define or comprehend that Power, which is God. ~ Alcoholics Anonymous, page 46.

We, the intelligent,the educated,the leaders don't understand,cannot make senseof that which we know to be true.We want to lead, to explain,to interpretthe mystery that happened to us.We understandwe've been here,you're newand you have questionsneeding answers.We can say, "It works!The miracle happened,is happening in our lives."But to say more,to give you resolution,you'll just have to accept...We can tell you it works,that it did for us,but just accept, believe.and feel the miracle!

God, thank you for the changewe welcome,forgive ourimpulse to demandunderstanding as well.

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The Twelve Steps of Overeaters Anonymous

The Twelve Steps of Overeaters Anonymous

1.We admitted we were powerless over food — that our lives had become unmanageable.2.Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.3.Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.4.Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.5.Admitted to God, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.6.Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.7.Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.8.Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.9.Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.10.Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong, promptly admitted it.11.Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.12.Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these Steps, we tried to carry this message to compulsive overeaters and to practice these principles in all our affairs.Permission to use the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous for adaptation granted to Overeaters Anonymous by AA World Services, Inc.

Although Overeaters Anonymous is a spiritual program, it is not a religious program, and use of OA material in the present connection does not imply OA’s affiliation with or endorsement of any sect, denomination or specific religious belief.

I am an author of A Cloud of Witnesses – Two Big Books and Us by Barbara B. Rollins with OAStepper. You may order a copy at Amazon.com (print) or BN.com or the publisher's website. Kindle and Nook versions coming soon.